Depending on health insurance plans is a common reality in Brazil. According to figures released by the Brazilian Geography and Statistics Institute (IBGE) in June, 27.9% of the population had some type of health insurance plan in 2013, and more than one-third of the monthly payments were made by the policyholder’s employer.

If we consider that this data is from 2013, we can assume that the total amount of private health insurance purchased by companies for their employees is even higher today.